Building a tool with AI feels empowering and empty at the same time: daily.chrisenns.com/s2/317

I’m publishing a podcast episode a day for a year, day 58, Oct 15, 2026 edition.


I had assumed Big Walk wasn’t on Xbox because of technical or licensing reasons. Turns out it’s because of a boycott of Microsoft due to their tech being by the military.

That’s incredible because a game like Big Walk depends on more people being able to play it for it to work well.


Today’s episode is about something I love: daily.chrisenns.com/s2/316

I’m publishing a podcast episode a day for a year, day 57, Oct 14, 2026 edition.


I always appreciate that Neville is put to sleep by me recording a podcast episode. πŸΆπŸ’€

A light-colored, curly-haired dog with a red collar is lying sideways on a carpeted floor with its legs stretched out.

If YouTube has an AI “build me a thumbnail” bot trained on YouTube, then in theory it should build the best possible thumbnail for you, right? But then it can only riff of other thumbnails that are popular. So if everyone used it, they’d all look the same. And nothing new would ever come?

A thumbnail preview shows a podcast titled Sticker Shock of Apple's New HomeView Hardware with a profile image of a man speaking into a microphone.

Surprising no one who reads blogs, my podcast episode today is also me whining about expensive Apple hardware: daily.chrisenns.com/s2/315

I’m publishing a podcast episode a day for a year, day 56, Oct 13, 2026 edition.


Happy Frozen Frenzy to all who celebrate. Every single NHL team is playing tonight, including my Jets who will hopefully have a fun game against the Minnesota Wild.



I’m really glad I picked a fav band that has no problem wearing their politics on their sleeves while also being very much about love and peace (or else).


The Thanksgiving leftovers are tasting so good this year. πŸ˜‹